Touring and Adventure

TTG Riviera Fest 2024: Why, why, why... Riviera?

TTG quizzes Riviera on what makes them different from other cruise lines and tour operators, including how they offer your customers great value for money.

TTG Riviera Fest 2024: Hot off the press

Riviera tells TTG all the latest product news across its river cruise, ocean cruise and touring portfolios, and shares advice for how best to communicate this to your customers.

Peter Green joins Inside Travel Group as business development manager

Former Malta Tourism Authority trade trainer takes up new role with InsideJapan and InsideAsia parent

New US and Canada brand Journeyscape to launch to the trade this summer

Aito operator Journey Latin America says its new venture will bring its expertise, philosophy and passion to a new region

The Wild Atlantic Way, the feather in Ireland's cap

As Ireland celebrates the Wild Atlantic Way’s 10th anniversary, our writer delights in getting to know a section of the 1,553-mile-long scenic touring route.

Inside Travel Group makes first Giving Back scheme donation

The Family Holiday Charity has become the first recipient of donations from Inside Travel Group’s Giving Back scheme

'I'm a 40-plus solo traveller and this is the stylish tour for me'

With G Adventures’ new premium tours launching this month, we sampled the first departure of an eight-day itinerary that promises to tell untold stories about Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Upside down waterfalls, Bond scenery and home hospitality: touring the Faroes

With new flights launching this summer with Atlantic Airways from Gatwick, the North Atlantic archipelago is closer to the UK than ever before.

Tauck aims to grow UK presence with series of trade educational events

The in-person seminars will run between 9 and 13 September in Bristol, London, Sutton Coldfield, Manchester and Harrogate

How and why B Corp is helping travel build trust and gear up for change

Byway Travel and Exodus Adventure Travels are the latest Travel by B Corp members giving TTG an insight into their credentials

Travelsphere and Just You to return to China next year after Covid hiatus

Travelsphere was one of the first tour operators to be recognised by the Chinese government and launched its first tour in the country in 1987

Tourism Australia names Flight Centre's Andrew Boxall as new UK boss

Tourism Australia has confirmed Flight Centre executive Andrew Boxall will run its UK office from July following the departure of Sally Cope after six years

Latin Routes to support Belize launch with agent training

The specialist is working with Belize’s tourist board to educate agents on the central American country

Canadian Affair offers agents new search function on upgraded portal

Canadian Affair has added new functions to its website designed to enhance the booking process for agents

Jules Verne to up trade focus with two new senior leadership roles

Escorted touring specialist Jules Verne has signalled a further focus on trade sales with a reshuffle of two key roles

Elegant Resorts launches new collection of bucket list trips

Featuring everything from island hopping to upscale rail travel, expedition cruising to wilderness safaris, the new collection highlights some of the operator’s most dream destinations via a range of 17 new itineraries.

With 2024 bookings to Vietnam up 50% year-on-year, the collection’s new Vietnam’s Cities, Culture and Coast 16-day exploration includes deluxe boat and train journeys from north to south, a private cooking demonstration by one of the country’s best-known chefs and the chance to cycle to meet the isolated fishing community of Viet Hai.

Intrepid chief: ‘We're spending a lot on driving customers to travel agents’

Intrepid Travel chief executive James Thornton tells TTG about its trade ties and tough calls on carbon reduction, and why he remains positive about the buoyancy of the adventure sector

Agent reveals highs and lows of planning ‘treacherous’ Point Nemo trip

Wanderlux’s Rebecca Puttock reveals how she helped her client achieve his goal of reaching the ultra-remote Point Nemo

If Only expands southern Africa programme for 2024

The luxury tour operator has added the three destinations to its portfolio following its successful South Africa launch in 2022.

Nine key takeaways from Abta's Adventure Travel Conference

1. The sector is thriving

In her keynote speech, Intrepid’s managing director EMEA Zina Bencheikh said she had witnessed massive growth for adventure travel in the 14 years she has worked for the adventure tour operator: “It was niche, but it’s becoming more mainstream.”

HF Holidays sets out sustainability vision after becoming B Corp Certified

Walking holiday specialist pledges to continuing reducing carbon intensity of its product by 5% a year, reduce waste and increase recycling by 50% by 2025 and work with suppliers who have made net zero supply chain commitments

‘It's easy to see why this trip is a bestseller for G Adventures’

With Peru the most popular destination for the escorted tour operator’s global travellers, our writer sets sail on the nine-day Amazon Riverboat Adventure in Depth.

Ultima Expeditions to open Oasis camp in Antarctica featuring a 24-hour trip

The polar tour operator will offer guests a one-day trip to Antarctica when it re-opens its camp in November

Explore chief: ‘I don't see a ceiling for our relationship with agents’

As Explore Worldwide reports a strong first-half performance for 2024 that has outstripped all of 2023, managing director Michael Edwards tells how he can’t thank agents enough